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LATEST: KATE HUDSON and OWEN WILSON further fuelled speculation about their renewed romance by spending the Easter weekend (22&23Mar08) together in Miami, Florida.
The couple and Hudson’s son Ryder were spotted sunbathing and bike riding around the Biscayne Bay on Saturday (22Mar08).
Hudson and Wilson met on the set of 2006 movie You, Me & Dupree and were romantically linked later that year (06), after Hudson split from her husband of six years, The Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson.
Hudson and Wilson reportedly ended their relationship in June 2007, just two months before Wilson’s alleged attempted suicide.
The couple has spent the past week dining out in Miami, where Wilson is shooting new film Marley & Me.

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PAMELA ANDERSON is single again after her two-month marriage to RICK SALOMON was annulled in Los Angeles on Monday (24Mar08).
The former Baywatch actress, 40, wed professional poker player Salomon in October (07), but the couple separated in December (07).
On Friday (21Mar08), Salomon submitted legal papers calling for the union to be annulled, ticking the box marked ‘fraud’ as the reason for the split.
Anderson had cited irreconcilable differences when she originally filed for divorce.
And, on Monday, the marriage was officially annulled in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Anderson has previously been married to rockers Tommy Lee, with whom she has two sons, and Kid Rock, while Salomon’s ex-wives are Elizabeth Daily and Shannen Doherty.
Anderson’s marriage to Kid Rock was similarly short-lived - they divorced after less than six months as husband and wife.

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An attorney claiming to represent BRITNEY SPEARS has had his appeal challenging a court ruling that gave the singer’s father control of her personal and business affairs thrown out.
Jamie Spears was appointed conservator of the star’s legal and financial affairs in February (08) and is in charge of her estate - with court-appointed observer Andrew Wallet - until 31 July (08).
But attorney Jon Eardley filed legal papers on 11 March (08) alleging Spears was not given the minimum five-day notice required by California law when control is sought over a person’s assets or estate.
This appeal was rejected by the California Court Of Appeal on Monday (24Mar08).

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KELLY OSBOURNE has had a miserable Easter weekend after coming down with pneumonia in Hollywood.
The pop star was spotted leaving a medical centre in Los Angeles early on Monday (24Mar08), carrying a bag of medication.
She confided in a paparazzo that she felt "terrible" and really wasn’t in the mood to be photographed.
A bystander tells WENN, "She looked awful - really frail and no make-up."

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Actress/singer LINDSAY LOHAN’s mother DINA has been ordered to pay her daughter’s former bodyguard $300,000 (£150,000) after failing to reimburse an alleged loan.
Antonio Almeida filed a lawsuit in May 2006, claiming Dina failed to return the money he lent her to kick-start daughter Lindsay’s music career.
In a ruling signed off on 28 February (08) in New York’s Nassau County Court, Dina was ordered to pay Almeida and associate Mitchell Chait $300,000 plus interest and attorney’s fees, according to website TMZ.com.

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Writing the new MUPPETS movie is a dream come true for funnyman JASON SEGEL he grew up wanting to be KERMIT THE FROG.
The actor/writer begged Disney bosses to let him pen the new film, and when they initially turned him down he wowed them with his knowledge of the loveable puppet stars.
The Knocked Up star says, "I’ve had a fascination with puppets my entire life. I remember thinking that Kermit The Frog was Tom Hanks. He was the everyman, like Jimmy Stewart.
"I wanted to be him, which was weird because I knew he was a puppet but I still wanted to be Kermit The Frog.
"I went to Disney and I said, ‘Guys, I would like to write the new Muppet movie,’ and there was a weird spattering of laughter in the room.
"Then I pitched it to them and gave them my Muppets knowledge and they brought the pitch, so it’s a little boy’s dream come true."

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Pre-historic adventure movie 10,000 B.C. has scored a third week at the top of the world’s movie box office.
The caveman film, directed by Roland Emmerich, remains the most popular movie outside the U.S. with takings of $28.2 million (£14.1 million) over the Easter weekend (21-23Mar08).
Climbing a place to two is Jim Carrey’s animated film Horton Hears A Who! with $25.2 million (£12.6 million).
Bienvenue Chez Les Ch’tis falls from two to three with $17.6 million (£8.8 million).

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KEVIN SPACEY boosted his income while researching new gambling movie 21 by teaming up with real-life mathematics wizards.
The Oscar winner plays a mentor to a team of geniuses in the film, which is based on a real-life, get-rich-quick plot staged by Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) whizzkids in Las Vegas.
Spacey researched his role with the real MIT experts, who can no longer gamble in Las Vegas - and they’d stand behind him and "nudge" him towards big wins.
Spacey boasts, "I’m horrible at math. I failed basic math my last semester of high school.
"But when we were doing research we went to Las Vegas, while we were trying to put the movie together and we went with a couple of the MIT guys who were on the teams, counting cards.
"Although they’re not allowed to play, the casinos didn’t mind that they were with us so they stood behind my chair as we played 21 and whenever they wanted me to up my bet they just sort of nudged me and I won every time."

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Movie star PATRICK SWAYZE has been given a huge boost in his pancreatic cancer battle - an Indiana family has launched a campaign to force U.S. medical bosses to make a revolutionary new treatment available to sufferers.
The Loughmans of Indianapolis launched their new initiative on Monday (24Mar08) in a desperate bid to find a cure for the family matriarch, who ironically is a big fan of the ailing Ghost star.
Connie Loughman was diagnosed with deadly pancreatic cancer last summer (Aug07), just months before Swayze was diagnosed (Jan07).
As part of their public campaign, the Loughman family has launched the website CureConnieAndPatrick.com and they’ve also produced a new video promoting their efforts.
A spokesman for the Loughmans says, "Well-meaning, but misguided, regulations have tied the hands of the Food & Drug Administration and the biotechnology firm, Genvec, from providing access to the only drug shown to cure the disease.
"Meanwhile, 90 per cent of patients die within one year of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 95 per cent are dead within five years of diagnosis.
"The Loughman family hopes that public pressure will convince the FDA and biotechnology firm, Genvec, to cut through the red tape and grant access of the gene therapy TNFerade to Mrs. Loughman… and others battling pancreatic cancer, including actor Patrick Swayze."

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OZZY OSBOURNE’s triumphant New Zealand festival show on Sunday night (23Mar08) was marred by a spate of car heists.
Thieves hit vehicles in the Wellington Regional Stadium’s car park while Osbourne and Whitesnake performed at the Rock2Wgtn festival.
Wellington’s Dominion Post newspaper reports that a dozen people were arrested, mainly on trespassing charges.

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Reformed rockers MOTLEY CRUE are planning to follow OZZY OSBOURNE’s example, and stage a touring festival they’ll headline, according to reports.
Rock news website TheRockRadio.com claims the group is preparing to announce Cruefest next month (Apr08).
Reports suggest that Buckcherry, Drowning Pool and Papa Roach have already signed on to perform on the inaugural Cruefest.
Motley Crue has refused to comment on the rumours, insisting only that "one of the biggest music announcements of the year" will be made in Los Angeles on 15 April (08).

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Rockers SLASH and ALICE COOPER are to be honoured at the fourth annual MusiCares gala in May (08).
Former Guns N’ Roses star Slash will receive the MusiCares From The Heart Award, while Cooper will be honoured with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award.
The prizes will be handed out at the Music Box Theatre in Hollywood on 9 May.
The $100 (£50)-a-ticket event will feature performances from Slash, Cooper, Blind Melon and Dave Navarro’s supergroup Camp Freddy.

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British music mogul TONY WILSON will be honoured with a 24-hour party of "intelligent conversation" in June (08).
The Factory Records founder, who was responsible for signing bands including Joy Division and Happy Mondays, died at the age of 57 in August 2007 after losing his battle with cancer.
Actor Steve Coogan, who played Wilson in the 2002 movie 24 Hour Party People, will team up with Factory artwork designer Peter Saville, among others, for The Tony Wilson Experience - Reification event in Manchester, England on 21 June.
The day and night event, due to take place at the city’s Cathedral Gardens, will see representatives from the design and creative industries, the media and the arts join 200 students to debate how best to shape Manchester over the next generation.
Manchester City Council boss Sir Richard Leese says, "Tony gave a lot to Manchester and was fiercely proud both of his northern roots and the talent that came out of the city.
"This is going to be literally one of the most talked about, unmissable, creative 24 hours in the history of Manchester." As WENN previously reported, Wilson will also have a street named after him in the city.

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Country star SARA EVANS is to wed her boyfriend of four months less than a year after finalising her scandalous divorce.
The 37-year-old singer recently accepted sports talk radio host Jay Barker’s proposal. A wedding date is yet to be scheduled.
The couple started dating in November (07), after meeting when Evans was a guest on Barker’s The Opening Drive radio show.
Evans’ spokeswoman Lori Genes tells website People.com, "The couple are enjoying their engagement and look forward to their upcoming nuptials." Evans separated from her longtime husband during her stint on U.S. reality show Dancing With The Stars in 2006, amid cheating rumours.
The former couple’s bitter divorce battle ended last September (07).
Evans has three children with her ex-husband, while Barker has four kids from his previous marriage.

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ELVIS PRESLEY’s ex-wife PRISCILLA is reportedly undergoing corrective surgery for a botched cosmetic procedure she had done in 2003.
The socialite and actress, who is among the celebrities taking part in the current season of U.S. reality TV show Dancing With The Stars, was a client of Dr. Daniel Serrano, who was jailed for injecting industrial, low-grade silicone into women’s faces, reports TMZ.com.
Serrano claimed his injections worked better than Botox, but the non-approved drug he allegedly smuggled into America from Argentina left some clients with holes in their faces and paralysis.
And he wasn’t even licensed.
Serrano was indicted for smuggling drugs, and the conspiracy and use of unapproved drugs, and convicted.
He was released last week (ends21Mar08) and is currently being investigated by federal immigration officials, and could be deported.
Presley’s publicist has issued a "no comment" to TMZ.com’s claims.

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LATEST: Singer/actress BRANDY has responded to a legal claim she owes a landscape gardener $3,576 (£1,788), insisting she never received a bill and the amount has now been paid.
Raymond Soriano Landscape filed legal documents in a Los Angeles court alleging the star owed the company unspecified "landscaping expenses" for work carried out at her property between July 2007 and February 2008.
But the 29-year-old - real name Brandy Norwood - claims she was never notified of the outstanding amount owed because the bills were sent to the wrong address.
Her representative Courtney Barnes says, "Brandy’s business manager moved offices and never received any of the bills in question. The landscaper has now been paid and we expect that the lawsuit will be immediately dropped."

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KATE MOSS’ boyfriend JAMIE HINCE despises the media attention that comes with dating a major celebrity.
The rocker - whose band The Kills were little more than a cult act before he started dating Moss last year (07) - fails to comprehend why hordes of paparazzi chase a "nobody" like him around.
And Hince admits he’s struggling to accept the media circus he’s now a part of.
He says, "It’s definitely unwanted. I don’t want to be part of lowering cultural standards in any way.
"If someone like me, who is basically nobody, is reported on for going to a bar… then what have we become?"

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Pop superstar JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has donated a $200,000 (£100,000) to organisations in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.
The kind-hearted SexyBack hitmaker proved he hadn’t forgotten about his roots last Thursday (20Mar08), when he presented the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum with a $100,000 (£50,000) cheque and donated another $100,000 to the Memphis Music Foundation.
He says, "Music education and keeping the legacy of Memphis Music alive has always been important to me. That is why I will always continue to support my hometown the same way they have always supported me." And his big money contributions didn’t go unappreciated by the projects’ leaders.
John Doyle, the executive director of Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, says, "Justin Timberlake has never deserted Memphis, Tennessee. He has never stopped giving back to the community, to the local music industry, and to young people." The money will help to fund efforts to improve music education for local students.

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